Added 9 October 2026
occasional
/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/ adjective
Latin root: occāsiōnālis Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about occasional at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From Middle English occasyonal, from Medieval Latin occāsiōnālis and Old French ocasionel. By surface analysis, occasion + -al.
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